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(43) Date of publication: 23.01.2013 Bulletin 2013/04 (21) Application number: 11755600.1 (22) Date of filing: 17.03.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16H 37/06(2006.01) F16H 61/70(2006.01) B60K 17/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2011/000295 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/113153 (22.09.2011 Gazette 2011/38)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 19.03.2010 US 315617 P (71) Applicant: Transmission CVT Corp Inc. Sainte-Julie, Québec J3E 1Z8 (CA)	(72) Inventors: GIRARD, Daniel Beloeil Québec J3G 4W5 (CA) DIONNE, Jean-Francois St-Hubert Québec J3Z 1 C4 (CA) DESMEULES, Jean-Robert Trois-Rivières Québec G8Y 2M4 (CA) (74) Representative: Maupilier, Didier  Schmit Chretien 111 Cours du Médoc CS 400009 33070 Bordeaux Cedex 33070 Bordeaux Cedex (FR)